Meaning & Definition of Can in English
English⟶
Can
/kæn/
noun
1. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
synonym:
- can,
- tin,
- tin can
2. The quantity contained in a can
synonym:
- can,
- canful
3. A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
synonym:
- can,
- can buoy
4. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- "He deserves a good kick in the butt"
- "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
synonym:
- buttocks,
- nates,
- arse,
- butt,
- backside,
- bum,
- buns,
- can,
- fundament,
- hindquarters,
- hind end,
- keister,
- posterior,
- prat,
- rear,
- rear end,
- rump,
- stern,
- seat,
- tail,
- tail end,
- tooshie,
- tush,
- bottom,
- behind,
- derriere,
- fanny,
- ass
5. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
synonym:
- toilet,
- can,
- commode,
- crapper,
- pot,
- potty,
- stool,
- throne
6. A room or building equipped with one or more toilets
synonym:
- toilet,
- lavatory,
- lav,
- can,
- john,
- privy,
- bathroom
verb
1. Preserve in a can or tin
- "Tinned foods are not very tasty"
synonym:
- can,
- tin,
- put up
2. Terminate the employment of
- Discharge from an office or position
- "The boss fired his secretary today"
- "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
synonym:
- displace,
- fire,
- give notice,
- can,
- dismiss,
- give the axe,
- send away,
- sack,
- force out,
- give the sack,
- terminate
Examples of using
We can see Mt. Fuji clearly today.
I can resist everything except temptation.
I can hardly make a speech without feeling nervous.